Wow! You have laid it out well here and thankfully I can read very fast.
You are totally correct that the value lies in the audiences,
I say audiences because of the huge variety of content in the posts here.
But then again simplicity is also a big value creator.
Take Facebook for instance, one can click on the link, open it immediately and talk to your friends and family. No need to jump through a few hoops to get in and no need to decipher anything. Money of course is the game changer, as security is an issue and sets of keys need to be generated.
Usually greed is a big drawcard, but eventually it levels out, especially where consistency is required. When Papillon launched in 2002, we had about 30 volunteers raring to go. After 2 years we had 9 left and eventually ended up with 6. Nothing was wrong with the content and we had great successes, but the consistent factor was missing.
People want things easy and quick my friend. Two professional friends that I invited to steem lasted for a few weeks and then gave up.
I will be here 4 years next June.
Just my 2 cents here!
Yes, there are all kinds of audiences out there that consume from different types of medias also.
And yep, for the most part, Hive doesn't have to reinvent the wheel, just integrate what the other platforms have already learned. An in app chat is a must in my opinion, and it can be kept off chain.
I think it might be hardest on professionals, as normally they can focus on their area and are surrounded by other professionals to do other tasks.
4 years - an original, original :)
Surely you can motivate for an "in app chat" system?
I have learned that professionals live in their own worlds Lol.
Take care!
It has been spoken about many times, but none of the interfaces have integrated a simple DM system as far as I know
So strange as one would think that they can benefit from the input.